[sllug-members]: SCO chair behind Utah WiFi age verification proposal

u235sentinel u235sentinel at gmail.com
Fri Feb 8 12:54:00 MST 2008


Andrew Johnson wrote:
>> what's to keep
>> kids from driving around looking up porn..?
> 
> Their parents.  Or maybe the fact that kids shouldn't be given Wi-Fi
> capable laptops (or other devices: iPhones, iTouches, other
> smartphones, etc.) unless they've demonstrated their trustworthiness
> to their parents.
> 
> If the legislature really feels the need to act, how about producing a
> "The dangers of Wi-Fi devices for minors" pamphlet to explain why
> giving a child an unlocked Wi-Fi device is a bad idea?  It could even
> include instructions on how to recognize a Wi-Fi device.
> 
> Such a solution would almost certainly cost less and be at least
> equally and probably more effective than the almost certainly futile
> attempt to enforce security on every Wi-Fi network in the state.
> ______________________________________________________________________


couldn't they do the same thing in public libraries?  look up that crap 
and all?

I understood they had filters but they were removed because it violated 
some rights somewhere.


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